Proposed Race Calendar 2011

Hot off the press, not final, but everybody is asking.  Here is a preview.  

12 races, 12 months.  We'll do the Ballard Cup Series again on Monday nights for our practice sessions.  We may do other races if we can make time for them, but the goal is to maximize our preparation while minimizing impact on family and work.  With that in mind, we cut down on the multi-day buoy races and the deliveries, except on those races that happen to be in Canada.  Or Anacortes.  Focus on distance/point-to-point, and getting ready to be competitive for the VanIsle 360.

So here is the current thinking.  Check your schedules and let me know.

1/8 Dumamish Head.  Cold.  Close.  Fun.

Nothing on the calendar in Feb, except skiing.  Possible practices TBD.

Mar is our busiest month so get you affairs sorted early.

3/5 Center Sound Series #1 (all CSS races are one day/Shilshole based)

3/12 CSS #2

3/26 CSS #3

4/22 Southern Strait (West Van)

5/28-29 Swiftsure (Victoria)

6/4-18 VanIsle 360 (Nanaimo)

Nothing in July--Go cruising!

8/28-29 Northern Century (Anacortes)

Nothing in September.  Go cruising some more!

10/8-9 PSSC (Shilshole)

10/21 Grand Prix (Shilshole)

11/12 Round The County (West Sound)

For those who want to do VanIsle, the spring calendar is particularly important.  Helping out with deliveries and boat prep will be important too, so volunteer if you can!